Miranda · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Miranda

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Miranda than in most similar areas, with 28.7% of all households made up of a single person. This is a mix of small and medium homes, where the typical household has about 2.4 people.

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📍 Miranda, Suburb / Locality

Where Miranda sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Miranda — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Miranda2.4
2228, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are common here, at 28.7%, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most frequent at 33.2%, while the typical home size is about the same as the state average.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.7% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 28.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Miranda splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 58%, followed by couples without children at 26.4%. One-parent families account for 14.2% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

14.2% ▼ -10.8%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Miranda, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Miranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12656/miranda/topic/family-households